Camp Waterfront Employee

Birch Trail is a traditional summer camp for girls aged 7-15 located in Minong, Wisconsin. We provide a safe, fun, and non-competitive summer camp environment for about 220 campers and 140 staff. While in camp, the girls have the opportunity to do a wide variety of activities, including canoeing, sailing, swimming, tennis, water skiing, climbing, land sports, horseback riding, arts & crafts, dance, yoga, and drama. At Birch Trail, staff bring SEL to life through the daily rhythms of camp, guiding conflict resolution, modeling empathy, and mentoring younger campers. Along the way, they help campers grow the emotional, interpersonal, and cognitive skills that research shows lead to more confident, resilient adults.

Although most activities at Birch Trail are led by cabin counselors, each year we hire a few people as Activity Specialists to direct the more-specialized activities at camp. If you want to work with children in the outdoors, gain valuable leadership experience, and share your skills with others, then a summer at Birch Trail is for you! All staff members have the opportunity to use the camp facilities and enjoy all that camp has to offer. Our staff members regularly describe their experiences working at Birch Trail as "the summer of a lifetime."

Under the guidance of the Waterfront Director, a Waterfront Assistant's goal is to provide a safe and enjoyable waterfront program. Additional responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• To utilize personal knowledge and skills related to all aspects of waterfront programming, including but not limited to: swimming, canoeing, kayaking, sailing, and diving
• Use lifeguard training to maintain a safe swim area for the girls to swim
• Maintain a clean beachfront
• Care for and maintain equipment on the beach and water, including but not limited to: the water toy, PDFs, sail boats, and the rescue boat

Birch Trail Staff must:

• Lead by example: campers watch everything you do, so bring your best self, you're the go-to person keeping campers safe, happy, and supported
• Show up and show out: punctual, prepared, and taking the job seriously
• Use good judgment: trusted to make real calls that affect real kids
• Step up in an emergency: be ready to help campers and staff through fire, illness, injury, or evacuation
• Stay flexible and steady: thrive in a fast-changing, community-living environment where no two days look the same

Applicants should have experience and/or interest in working with children for extended periods of time. A Waterfront Assistant should be a fun, patient, honest, caring and responsible person who wants to spend time in the outdoors with kids; and they should have experience with all forms of watercraft and water activities and be comfortable teaching these skills to others. We provide extensive training in counseling skills, so that the entire staff is ready to work with our campers when they arrive.

Birch Trail staff must be available June 6th - August 9th, 2027. If you need Lifeguard certifications, camp will cover that expense. The training is June 3rd-June 5th, 2027. Salaries are very competitive with other camps and based on the individual applicant's experience. Compensation packages include room & board. Additional salary bonuses are available for certain certifications and for additional weeks worked either before or after the camping season.

Both men and women are encouraged to apply. For more information about Birch Trail and to find an online application, please visit www.birchtrail.com. Please email hannah@birchtrail.com or todd@birchtrail.com for more information!